Is the Dacia sandero worth buying?

My Skoda Fabia Monte Carlo is two years old and has been great, bar the hard ride fropm the low profile tyres. I'm considering a new Fabia SE 1.2, or maybe a Ford Fiesta or Hyundai 1.10. However, the dealer is trying to interest me in a Dacia Sandero. What do you think? I can pay up to £14,000

Asked on 1 May 2015 by Bob Glover

Answered by Honest John
A Dacia Sandero is the cheap option. A new Fabia 1.2TSI 90 SE is a strong contender because it's on the latest VAG MQB subframes, but list price is quite high. A Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost 125 is the most fun. A Hyundai i10 1.25 is very good and has the longest (five year) warranty.
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